A physicist's life-long work comes to fruition when he is reluctantly partnered with a gifted young assistant. Ego divides them when they receive an unknown signal from space.
Writing
Dialogue that makes astrophysics feel like a blood sport.
Acting
Dawber and Redpath sell decades of professional jealousy in glances.
Director
Nathan Dalton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Melbourne with a budget under $50K AUD, using real astrophysicists as consultants for the signal sequences.
The film deliberately mirrors the 2019 'Oumuamua debates — the signal's ambiguity is the point, not the plot.
US
AU
